Church of St Aeddan, Bettws Newydd facts for kids

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Location	Bettws Newydd, Monmouthshire
Country	Wales
Denomination	Church in Wales
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	C15th century
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade I
Designated	9 January 1956
Architectural type	Church
Administration
Parish	Bettws Newydd and Kemeys Commander
Deanery	Raglan/Usk
Archdeaconry	Monmouth
Diocese	Monmouth

The Church of St Aeddan, Bettws Newydd, Monmouthshire, Wales, is a fifteenth-century church of twelfth-century origin. It is a Grade I listed building as of 1 September 1956.

History and architecture

The church dates from the twelfth century but the current building is medieval. The interior contains "perhaps the most complete rood arrangement remaining in any church in England and Wales". The rood screen, loft and tympanum are all in situ. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales considers that the screen is "most remarkable" and "probably unique in the British Isles".

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